Educating Digital Changemakers – Be Part of Something Unique

The “Digital Tech Fellows” is FAU’s new program open to outstanding digital talents from all FAU degree programs and faculties and a great opportunity for all those who are interested in digitization, entrepreneurship and innovation. Work in interdisciplinary teams, get in touch with international expert coaches and mentors, and develop creative solutions and your own pristine and validated business model. Within one year, you will learn the newest state-of-the-art innovation methods and work in a small team on your entrepreneurial challenge. Choose either your own start-up idea or one of the highly enticing projects from our company partners. You will work with 24 other handpicked talents from FAU as well as our international expert coaches and mentors – a unique chance to widen your professional network globally.

All these skills and networks we provide will distinguish you significantly from other founders and entrepreneurs in your later work-life. In addition, at the end of that one year, you will have developed a first prototype and your own pristine and validated business model empowering you to enter your chosen market. On top of that, some participants will get a highly exclusive grant to visit one of the top universities worldwide to work on the international perspective of their project.

FAU Digital Tech Academy Schedule

20.01.2019 End of application period

21.01. – 22.03.2019 Selection process and phone interviews

03. – 05.05.2019 Kick off with challenge selection & team building

13.05.2019 Competitor analysis (Evening Session)

17. – 19.05.2019 Design Workshop („Spring School“)

07.06.2019 Validate Workshop

28.06.2019 Sports (Evening Session)

05.07.2019 Review Workshop

08.07.2019 Pitching (Evening Session)

19.07.2019 IoT Workshop

26.07.2019 Decide Workshop

*) The workshops are organized as Block-Seminars on Fridays / Saturdays to make it easier for you to participate along your regular curriculum. These dates are preliminary and subject to change.